U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Monday led 44 of their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus curiae brief opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) so-called “Good Neighbor” rule, a plan that Read more…
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 20 passed a bipartisan bill proposed by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) that would require a federal study of certain routers and modems that are designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by Read more…
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) on March 13 led more than a dozen of his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would update the process for setting National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) while ensuring they’re feasible for states and Read more…
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee on March 7 twice voted 50-0 to approve two separate bipartisan bills, one cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and the other by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), that aim Read more…
Amid growing concerns over the wide use of popular social media platforms that are controlled by foreign adversaries, U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and John Moolenaar (R-MI) helped introduce a bipartisan bill this week that would ban applications like TikTok Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) requested that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) clearly outline the processes they plan to use to study the lower 3 GHz band. Doing so will help Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral resolution offered by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) would support the contributions of Catholic schools in the United States and celebrate the 50th annual National Catholic Schools Week. “As a proud graduate of Catholic grade school, high Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Bob Latta (R-OH) recently led more than a dozen of their U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee Republican colleagues in calling out the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for ignoring congressional Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 11 voted to approve legislation led by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) that would ban all imports of Russian-produced enriched uranium. The U.S. Senate on Dec. 12 received the measure for consideration. Read more…
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on Dec. 5 voted 48-0 to approve bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) that aims to boost the nation’s production of nuclear energy. “I’m pleased that today, my bipartisan solution Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH), Buddy Carter (R-GA), and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) recently led 22 of their Republican colleagues in raising “deep concerns” over the rise of terrorist and antisemitic content on TikTok following the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist Read more…
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security on Tuesday approved a bill from U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) that would expand U.S. nuclear fuel programs. The bipartisan Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023, H.R. 5718, Read more…
As states begin submitting applications for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program funding, U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Bob Latta (R-OH) are concerned about state plans that propose using funds in ways that will not provide universal Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on Sept. 28 led a bipartisan contingent of Ohio lawmakers in proposing a resolution that would designate Sept. 30 as National Veterans Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day. “I want to thank my colleagues for joining Read more…
Bipartisan legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) would establish and expand America’s nuclear fuel programs in efforts to bolster domestic nuclear fuel capabilities and innovation. “The demand for domestic energy grows day by day, but without further investments Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) on Monday unveiled a bipartisan bill that would remove licensing barriers so that healthcare professionals could be temporarily permitted to provide mental health services via telehealth during future public health emergencies. “In the event of Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 14 voted 222-190 to approve legislation co-led by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) that would modify the waiver process under the Clean Air Act regarding state emission control standards for new motor vehicles Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), chair of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, led 25 of her Republican committee colleagues in questioning the Ford Motor Company’s partnership with a Chinese company. Earlier this year, Ford announced it would Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) helped lead a bipartisan contingent of 27 of his colleagues in warning the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it should prepare to take action to minimize the potential for disruptions to supply and patient Read more…
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on July 27 voted 26-22 to approve legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. John Joyce (R-PA), Bob Latta (R-OH), and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) that would amend the Clean Air Act to prevent eliminating the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Bob Latta (R-OH) are “extremely disappointed” that the federal government hasn’t yet fully funded the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) rip and replace program, which provides funds to American communications providers to remove equipment Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored on July 10 by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) to reauthorize the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and update the agency’s mission and functions, is headed to the full U.S. House for consideration. “While the NTIA Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) this week relaunched the bipartisan Grid Innovation Caucus for the 118th Congress to help bolster the security and reliability of America’s electric grid. “Ensuring the security and reliability of our nation’s electric grid cannot be Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) and several of his Republican colleagues applauded passage by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 25 of a GOP bill to permanently address the scheduling of fentanyl analogues. The House-approved Halt All Lethal Trafficking Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Stephanie Bice (R-OK) have offered legislation that would allow senior citizens enrolled only in Medicare Part A to make tax-free contributions to health savings accounts (HSAs). The Stop Penalizing Working Seniors Act, H.R. 2769, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) and his fellow co-chairs on March 10 unveiled the bipartisan Fentanyl Prevention Caucus. “This is not a partisan issue — it’s a national crisis,” Rep. Calvert said on Friday. “I’m hopeful that by working in Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and John Joyce (R-PA) on March 8 led almost 60 of their Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that aims to preserve consumer choice and maintain competition in the automotive markets by ensuring Americans have access Read more…
Certain Ohio residents and businesses who receive disaster relief payments following the Feb. 3 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment would be exempt from paying taxes on any compensation related to the derailment under legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Bill Johnson Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Troy Balderson (R-OH) on Tuesday applauded action by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security for passing their bill to help increase energy refining capacity in the United Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) on Feb. 17 proposed legislation that would improve permitting for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of a border-crossing facility for the import or export of oil or natural gas or the transmission of electricity Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) last week sponsored legislation that would require the U.S. Secretary of Energy to establish a Nuclear Fuel Security Program to increase the quantity of uranium produced by America’s nuclear energy companies. “Over-reliance on other nations Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined 41 of their Republican colleagues in the Senate, in addition to almost 130 GOP members in the U.S. House of Representatives, in filing amicus briefs on Friday with the Supreme Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Jan. 24 joined nearly two dozen of their GOP colleagues to offer legislation that would combat the ongoing rise in overdose deaths across the nation caused by fentanyl and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) led six Republicans in introducing legislation that would let Congress more thoroughly analyze actions by the Executive Branch that may conflict with congressional intent. “This action will help rein in agency officials who pursue a Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) on Jan. 12 led seven Republicans in introducing legislation to permanently eliminate the federal Estate Tax, what’s also known as the death tax because it’s a tax on a person’s right to transfer property at Read more…
A forthcoming waiver request from the State of California calling for a ban on the sale of new gas- and diesel-powered vehicles raises serious questions about the reliability of the nation’s already-stressed electric grid and the need to generate additional Read more…
Republicans on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced legislation designed to protect national security, meet skyrocketing demand and enhance America’s economic competitiveness in the critical hardrock minerals market. “To win the future and flip the switch on America’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) led a bipartisan group of 51 lawmakers in urging President Joe Biden to deny entry visas to the United States for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his delegation to attend the United Nations General Assembly’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) on Aug. 8 unveiled the new bipartisan Congressional Autonomous Vehicle Caucus to educate fellow members and staff on the benefits of the technology that powers self-driving vehicles. “For generations, the United States has paved the Read more…
Bipartisan legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) that would repurpose airwaves for commercial use received approval on July 27 from the U.S. House of Representatives and advanced to the U.S. Senate for consideration. “In a world centered around Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led two dozen of her GOP colleagues on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in requesting information on how actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are impacting the nation’s electric grid Read more…
A recent tariff exemption for solar panels from certain Southeast Asian countries will increase U.S. dependency on Chinese supply chains and punish domestic manufacturers for abiding by American trade rules and regulations, according to U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Read more…
U.S. Reps. John Curtis (R-UT) and Bob Latta (R-OH) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to provide liability protection for privately led efforts to trace back the origins of suspected unlawful robocalls. “Robocalls plague every American household, and Ohioans in the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Bob Latta (R-OH) joined U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and John Thune (R-SD) in recommending how the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) should implement and further strengthen the integrity of new, federal Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Richard Burr (R-NC) recently urged the Biden administration to support their Republican-led bicameral bill to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, the strongest controls on substances having no Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) recently led Republicans in introducing legislation that would require the U.S. Energy Secretary to carry out a program for operating a uranium reserve in America that consists of uranium produced and converted in the United Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) recently joined more than 70 of his colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution that supports preserving the stepped-up basis tax rule that allows recipients of inherited assets — such as land, equipment or buildings — Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) on March 1 sponsored legislation that would prohibit imports to the United States of crude oil and petroleum products from the Russian Federation. Rep. Latta introduced the Powering America through Domestic Energy (PADE) Act, H.R. Read more…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would be prohibited from hiring additional tax enforcement personnel until it processes its backlogged tax returns from the past two years under legislation proposed on Feb. 18 by U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA). “Our solution Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Bob Latta (R-OH) led more than 60 of their colleagues in calling for the House of Representatives side of the U.S. Capitol to be reopened to the public. It was recently announced that the Read more…